SSC CGL Xam: Tier I Paper (English)

SSC CGL Exam
Tier I Paper (English)

Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier-l
Roll Number
Candidate
Name
Venue Name
Exam Date 16/08/2021

Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Subject Combined Graduate Level Examination 2020 Tier 1
Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning
Q.1 Which two numbers should be interchanged to make the given equation correct?
36 × 81 ÷ 9 – (88 ÷ 4) + 14 + (22 + 7) = 169

Ans 1. 36 and 14
2. 81 and 36
3. 9 and 36
4. 14 and 22
Question ID : 81616113733
Status : Not Answered
Chosen Option : --
Q.2 Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in
the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts,
decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No bank is an office.
All offices are stalls.
Conclusions:
I. No bank is a stall.
II. No stall is a bank.
III. Some stalls are offices.
IV. All the stalls are offices.
Ans 1. Only conclusion I follows
2. Both conclusions I and II follow
3. Only conclusion III follows
4. Both conclusions I and IV follow
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.3
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.4 Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different.
Select the word that is different.
Ans 1. Empathy
2. Envy
3. Jealousy
4. Hatred
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.5
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.6 Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark
(?) in it.
14 16 13
18 6 ?
12 21 17
Ans 1. 8
2. 6
3. 5
4. 7
Chosen Option : --
Q.7
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.8 Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in
the following series.
10, 22, 35, 40, 72, 40, ?

Ans 1. 143
2. 131
3. 134
4. 133
Chosen Option : --
Q.9 In a certain code language, 'PRINT' is written as 'YMNIU'. How will 'MAGIC' be written in that
language?
Ans 1. HDLVR
2. HRLZR
3. HRLRZ
4. HLDRV
Chosen Option : --
Q.10 Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in
which they appear in an English dictionary.
1. Sorting
2. Solitary
3. Solution
4. Sophisticate
5. Solvent
Ans 1. 2, 3, 5, 4, 1
2. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
3. 2, 4, 1, 3, 5
4. 2, 5, 3, 4, 1
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.11 Select the letter-cluster from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?)
in the following series.
THME, WKJB, ZNGY, CQDV, ?

Ans 1. FTAR
2. FTBS
3. FUAS
4. FTAS
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.12 Select the combination of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given
series will complete the series.
UA_B_TU_CBD__ACB_TUAC__T
Ans 1. C, D, A, U, U, D, B, D
2. C, D, A, T, U, D, C, D
3. D, C, A, T, U, D, D, B
4. C, D, A, T, U, D, B, D
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.13 वह विविकल्प चुनेंनें जो तीसरे शब्द से ठीठीक उसी प्रकार से संबंधिधित है, जिजिस प्रकार दूसरा शब्द पहले शब्द से संबंधिधित
है।
पत्तियाँ : खड़खड़ाहट : : उल्लू : ?

Ans 1. हूहू करना
2. क्वै-क्वै करना
3. कलरव
4. घुरघुराहट
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.14
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.15 Four letter-clusters have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is
different. Select the letter-cluster that is different.
Ans 1. DFBA
2. RTPO
3. LNJI
4. FHDB
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.16 Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is
related to the first number.
16 : 144 : : 28 : ?
Ans 1. 263
2. 420
3. 364
4. 544
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.17 Four number-pairs have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is
different. Select the number-pair that is different.
Ans 1. 15 : 197
2. 25 : 167
3. 27 : 181
4. 21 : 139
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.18
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.19
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Chosen Option : --
Q.20 What was the day of the week on 17 April 2014?

Ans 1. Saturday
2. Thursday
3. Friday
4. Wednesday
Chosen Option : --
Q.21 उस विविकल्प का चयन कीकीजिजिए जिजिसकेके शब्दोंदों केके मध्य वही संबंध है, जो दिदिए गए शब्द–युग्म केके शब्दोंदों केके मध्य है।
क्रोध : भावना
Ans 1. साइकिकिल : सड़क
2. अनार : फल
3. टेटे लीविविजन : मनोरंजन
4. गद्दाद्दा : बिबिस्तर
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.22 Select the option in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the
following set.
(6, 9, 45)
Ans 1. (6, 8, 60)
2. (2, 8, 46)
3. (7, 4, 48)
4. (8, 10, 36)
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.23
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.24 ‘A # B’ means ‘A is the son of B’.

‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’.
‘A & B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’.
‘A % B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’.
If ‘M @ R % K # G # N & T’, then which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Ans 1. M is the mother of K.
2. R is the daughter of G.
3. T is the paternal grandfather of M.
4. N is the paternal grandmother of K.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.25 In a certain code language, 'FRENCH' is coded as '114' and 'LOSS' is coded as '47'. How will
'COURSE' be coded in that language?
Ans 1. 103
2. 87
3. 120
4. 81
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Section : General Awareness
Q.1 According to the Puranas, Lord Vishnu took the shape of ______ in order to rescue the earth,
which had sunk into water.
Ans 1. a lion
2. an elephant
3. a boar
4. a tiger
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.2 Halogens have ______ electrons in their outermost shells.

Ans 1. six
2. eight
3. five
4. seven
Status : Marked For Review
Chosen Option : 1
Q.3 Which of the following states’ former Governor, Mata Prasad, died in January 2021?
Ans 1. Goa
2. Uttarakhand
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Uttar Pradesh
Chosen Option : 3
Q.4 Who among the following was the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1947?
Ans 1. Osman Ali
2. Akbar Ali Khan
3. Mir Mahbub Ali Khan
4. Nasir Jung
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.5 Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India provides for the creation of a GST
Council?
Ans 1. Article 246A
2. Article 323A
3. Article 279A
4. Article 269A
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.6 Which of the following is a work on statecraft written by Krishnadevaraya?

Ans 1. Tolkappiyam
2. Amuktamalyada
3. Kadambari
4. Karpuramanjari
Chosen Option : --
Q.7 Who among the following never became the Vice President of India?
Ans 1. VV Giri
2. BD Jatti
3. Gulzarilal Nanda
4. Zakir Husain
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.8 How many trains were flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2021
connecting the location of the Statue of Unity to different parts of India?
Ans 1. Five
2. Eight
3. Six
4. Seven
Chosen Option : --
Q.9 Which of the following is the meaning of ‘Pishtaq’ in the context of medieval Indo-Islamic
architecture?
Ans 1. Tall gateway
2. Water tank
3. Dome
4. True arch
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.10 Which of the following locations has the highest altitude?

Ans 1. Moradabad
2. Patna
3. Kolkata
4. Ranikhet
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.11 Who among the following was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of
Telecommunications Consultants India Limited in January 2021?
Ans 1. Jitendra Singh
2. Rajeev Kumar
3. Sanjeev Kumar
4. Sarabjit Singh Sandhu
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.12 ______ is created by the collision of convergent plate boundaries.
Ans 1. Mid-ocean ridge
2. Land erosion
3. Oceanic trench
4. Mountain building
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.13 Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?

Ans 1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin C
3. Vitamin K
4. Vitamin D
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.14 Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project is located in:

Ans 1. Uttarakhand
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Ladakh
4. Jammu and Kashmir
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.15 With which of the following sports is the term ‘Chinaman’ associated?
Ans 1. Swimming
2. Table tennis
3. Polo
4. Cricket
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.16 When is National Girl Child Day observed annually in India?

Ans 1. 24 January
2. 5 June
3. 12 May
4. 9 September
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.17 Who among the following was the first Indian to unfurl the tricolour on foreign land?
Ans 1. Annie Besant
2. Lakshmi Sehgal
3. Begum Hazrat Mahal
4. Bhikaiji Cama
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.18 Who among the following is the author of the book 'Democrats and Dissenters'?
Ans 1. Gurucharan Das
2. Ramchandra Guha
3. Nalini Singh
4. Arun Shourie
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.19 Which part of the body is associated with the rickets disorder?
Ans 1. Bones
2. Eyes
3. Skin
4. Heart
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.20 Which of the following diseases is caused by a parasite?

Ans 1. Plague
2. Pneumonia
3. Goitre
4. Malaria
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.21 ‘Bolak-aat’ is a ______ from the state of Karnataka.

Ans 1. painting form
2. dance form
3. sculpting form
4. music form
Chosen Option : --
Q.22 What is the objective of the 'Doughnut Model' of development?
Ans 1. It envisions total abandonment of technology to live at peace with environment.
2. It envisions the food processing industry as the centre of development.
3. It envisions rapid development at environmental cost, then make up for it later.
4. It envisions a world in which people and planet can thrive in balance.
Chosen Option : --
Q.23 India and ______ were declared joint winners of the 2020 Online FIDE Chess Olympiad.

Ans 1. The US
2. Serbia
3. Russia
4. Estonia
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.24 Who among the following is credited with postulating three laws of planetary motion?
Ans 1. Johannes Kepler
2. Isaac Newton
3. Galileo Galilei
4. Tycho Brahe
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.25 Which of the following is NOT a feature of food security?

Ans 1. Acceptability
2. Affordability
3. Accessibility
4. Availability
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Section : Quantitative Aptitude

Q.1
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.2
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Not Attempted and
Status :
Marked For Review
Chosen Option : --
Q.3
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.4
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.5
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.6
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.7
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.8
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.9
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.10
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.11
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.12
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.13
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.14
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.15
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.16
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.17
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.18
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.19
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.20
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Chosen Option : --
Q.21
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.22
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.23
Ans
1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.24
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.25
Ans 1.
2.
3.
4.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Section : English Comprehension

Q.1 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution’.
The place is too much noisy.

Ans 1. too noisy
2. much too much noisy
3. No substitution
4. much noisy
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.2 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who listens to someone’s private conversation without them knowing

Ans 1. Spy
2. Eavesdropper
3. Secret agent
4. Infiltrator
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.3 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A ______ souvenir will be released on the occasion of the World Meet.

Ans 1. generous
2. bountiful
3. considerable
4. voluminous
Chosen Option : 3
Q.4 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
You need not ______ so much fuss about wearing a mask when you go out.
Ans 1. generate
2. do
3. cause
4. make
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.5 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
"Whom did you see at the shopping mall today?” I asked my daughter.
Ans 1. I asked my daughter whom she had seen at the shopping mall that day.
2. I asked my daughter who she has seen at the shopping mall today.
3. I asked my daughter that whom she saw at the shopping mall on that day.
4. I asked my daughter that whom did she saw at the shopping mall that day.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.6 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Ans 1. Vishious
2. Moisture
3. Anxious
4. Mimic
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.7 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the
right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. This invention has helped us to heal wounds caused by bacteria.

B. Penicillin is one of the most useful drugs man has invented.
C. In the beginning however, very few people knew of this discovery and its use.
D. Its use has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
Ans 1. DCBA
2. ABCD
3. BADC
4. CABD
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.8 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To cut a long story short

Ans 1. Tell something briefly
2. Like to tell long stories
3. Tell something in a roundabout way
4. Like to tell short stories
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.9 Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the
right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Then I took him by the hand and led him across the street.
B. I was going to the market when I saw a blind man trying to cross the street.
C. He expressed his gratitude with folded hands.
D. I walked across to the blind man.
Ans 1. DABC
2. BDAC
3. ABCD
4. CBDA
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.10 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A large building with an extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft
Ans 1. Airport
2. Shed
3. Hangar
4. Barn
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.11 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Transmit
Ans 1. Catch
2. Convey
3. Receive
4. Accept
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.12 Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no
improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
I wish I have come an hour sooner.

Ans 1. has
2. had
3. will
4. No improvement required
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.13 Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Someone stole his traveller's cheques when he was travelling in Europe.

Ans 1. His traveller's cheques are stole when he was travelling in Europe.
2. Someone had been stole his traveller's cheques when he was travelling in Europe.
3. His traveller's cheques was stole when he was travelling in Europe.
4. His traveller's cheques were stolen when he was travelling in Europe.
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.14 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the
part that contains the error from the given options.
The Principal requested / the teacher’s / to monitor / and take care of the small children.
Ans 1. the teacher’s
2. to monitor
3. The Principal requested
4. and take care of the small children
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.15 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Full of beans
Ans 1. A storeroom full of vegetables
2. A dish made of French beans
3. Full of energy
4. Full of cowardice
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.16 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Invade
Ans 1. Seize
2. Assault
3. Attack
4. Surrender
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Q.17 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Toxic
Ans 1. Healthy
2. Venomous
3. Lethal
4. Harmful
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Q.18 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Numerous
Ans 1. Few
2. Several
3. Numbered
4. Totalled
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Q.19 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the
part that contains the error from the given options.
It have been only / through writing / that men have been able / to spread their ideas to
mankind.
Ans 1. to spread their ideas to mankind
2. It have been only
3. that men have been able
4. through writing
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Q.20 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Ans 1. Scrutinize
2. Cerebral
3. Withdrawl
4. Arbitrary
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the
alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
It is true that the more you study, the more you (1)______ your horizon and hence your point of
view undergoes a (2)______. A person with higher education certainly has a better (3)______
and ideas to help in community and societal (4)______. Ideas that are gathered from such
people provide a global (5)______ for the nation as a whole.
SubQuestion No : 21
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. expand
2. convert
3. exchange
4. narrow
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 1
Comprehension:
SubQuestion No : 22
Ans 1. succession
2. backwardness
3. enlargement
4. transformation
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 4
Comprehension:
SubQuestion No : 23
Ans 1. routine
2. outlook
3. scope
4. luck
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 2
Comprehension:
SubQuestion No : 24
Ans 1. ripening
2. elaboration
3. development
4. maturity
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3
Comprehension:
SubQuestion No : 25
Ans 1. proportion
2. posture
3. perspective
4. prejudice
Status : Answered
Chosen Option : 3

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Tier I Paper (English)

Exam Date 16/08/2021

Section : General Intelligence and Reasoning

36 × 81 ÷ 9 – (88 ÷ 4) + 14 + (22 + 7) = 169

2. Both conclusions I and II follow

3. Only conclusion III follows

4. Both conclusions I and IV follow

10, 22, 35, 40, 72, 40, ?

THME, WKJB, ZNGY, CQDV, ?

पत्तियाँ : खड़खड़ाहट : : उल्लू : ?

Q.20 What was the day of the week on 17 April 2014?

3. टेटे लीविविजन : मनोरंजन

4. (8, 10, 36)

Q.24 ‘A # B’ means ‘A is the son of B’.

If ‘M @ R % K # G # N & T’, then which of the following statements is NOT correct?

3. T is the paternal grandfather of M.

4. N is the paternal grandmother of K.

Section : General Awareness

Q.2 Halogens have ______ electrons in their outermost shells.

2. Akbar Ali Khan

3. Mir Mahbub Ali Khan

Q.6 Which of the following is a work on statecraft written by Krishnadevaraya?

Q.10 Which of the following locations has the highest altitude?

4. Sarabjit Singh Sandhu

Q.13 Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?

Q.14 Tapovan Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project is located in:

4. Jammu and Kashmir

Q.16 When is National Girl Child Day observed annually in India?

3. Begum Hazrat Mahal

Q.20 Which of the following diseases is caused by a parasite?

Q.21 ‘Bolak-aat’ is a ______ from the state of Karnataka.

2. It envisions the food processing industry as the centre of development.

3. It envisions rapid development at environmental cost, then make up for it later.

4. It envisions a world in which people and planet can thrive in balance.

Q.23 India and ______ were declared joint winners of the 2020 Online FIDE Chess Olympiad.

Q.25 Which of the following is NOT a feature of food security?

Section : Quantitative Aptitude

Section : English Comprehension

The place is too much noisy.

2. much too much noisy

A person who listens to someone’s private conversation without them knowing

Q.3 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A ______ souvenir will be released on the occasion of the World Meet.

Q.4 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Q.6 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A. This invention has helped us to heal wounds caused by bacteria.

Q.8 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To cut a long story short

2. Like to tell long stories

3. Tell something in a roundabout way

4. Like to tell short stories

Q.11 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

I wish I have come an hour sooner.

Someone stole his traveller's cheques when he was travelling in Europe.

3. His traveller's cheques was stole when he was travelling in Europe.

4. His traveller's cheques were stolen when he was travelling in Europe.

3. The Principal requested

4. and take care of the small children

Q.15 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

2. A dish made of French beans

Q.16 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.